Federal agents stand outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Scarborough, Maine, one day after the shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

The Vet-to-Cop Pipeline

by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early August 3, 2026August 10, 2026

Encourage veterans, including those with PTSD and brain injuries, to join law enforcement after they leave the military. What could go wrong?

Majority Rules: Maine Governor Janet Mills can still remind voters she’ll be on the ballot for the Democratic primary in Maine, and let the people pick their nominee. Here, Mills attends a PEN America Gala at The American Museum of Natural History on May 15, 2025, in New York.

Politics

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign

by Bill Scher May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Proof Over Promise: The VA’s Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program has achieved some genuine good, but its scope remains limited. Pictured here, Shepherd’s Men, who raise funds and awareness for treatment options and suicide prevention for veterans, march in September, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Health Care

The VA’s Anti-Suicide Grant Program That Needs Fixing

by Russell Lemle March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

Featured

“When it Comes to Military Service-Connected Domestic Violence, Silence is Deadly”

by David Masciotra June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Magazine

Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?

by Suzanne Gordon and Steve Early April 7, 2024April 9, 2024

Health Care

The VA’s Inspector General Must Do More

by Russell Lemle September 19, 2023September 18, 2023

Health Care

Preventing Veteran Suicides Through Better Data

by Russell Lemle May 9, 2023May 8, 2023

Politics

Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History

by Eric Cortellessa June 20, 2020February 4, 2022

Featured, Health Care, Political Animal, Politics

The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Veterans’ Access to Health Care

by Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven September 13, 2019January 9, 2022

April/May/June 2019, Books, Magazine

The Misunderstood Brilliance of the VA

by Stephen Trynosky April 7, 2019January 9, 2022

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The Vet-to-Cop Pipeline

Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her U.S. Senate Campaign

The VA’s Anti-Suicide Grant Program That Needs Fixing

“When it Comes to Military Service-Connected Domestic Violence, Silence is Deadly”

Trump vs. Biden: Who Got More Done for Veterans?

The VA’s Inspector General Must Do More

Preventing Veteran Suicides Through Better Data

Spike Lee Tells a Different Vietnam War History

The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Veterans’ Access to Health Care

The Misunderstood Brilliance of the VA

The Feminist Was a Spy

A Fitting End for Trump’s Gaudy Ballroom

The New Normal in Kyiv, Ukraine

How to Build a Big Tent

The Swastika and the Red Hat

A Different Kind of College Ranking

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